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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Dwane

Dwane was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 761st with 102 babies. More babies were named Dwane in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1963102 babies
Total since 1880
3,170babies recorded

Dwane popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#6,45010
1990#4,77011
1980#1,63136
1970#1,00166
1960#85579
1950#1,34629
1940#1,07337
1930#1,13738
1920#3,0209
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Dwane, counting every spelling?

Dwane has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Dwane?

About 2,000 people born in the US named Dwane are alive today, with a median age of 60; half are between 48 and 68. That makes Dwane a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Dwane by state

How common Dwane was among boys born in each state in 1961–1965, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (1.6×). In 40 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesWA0.04Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesMI0.01New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIN0.02Ohio: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOH0.06Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNC0.02South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesGA0.02Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesFL0.04
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Dwane, boys, 1961–1965. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Dwane: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dwane, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Dwane

How popular is the name Dwane?

Dwane was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 761st with 102 babies. More babies were named Dwane in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Dwane a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 3,170 boys.

Where was Dwane most popular?

In 1961–1965, Dwane was most common in Ohio (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Florida.